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Giant Bomb X | Built-In Automatic Death Thing For Secret People
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Big up to Jeff for mentioning the Grind Session soundtrack.
Loved that shit so much.
Good game overall, really.
no that's not a picture someone drew to make fun of gamergate. yes, they are unironically using terminology("cultural marxism") pretty much exclusively used by neo-nazi/white supremacists groups. and yes, that's supposed to be patrick.
please continue ignoring gamergate.
Guys, I've been an avid listener of the Bombcast since 2009 and way into Giant Bomb Quick Looks since probably 2010. I spend a lot of time bored at work with the opportunity to watch their video content, but sometimes I run out of Quick Looks and I panic. Lately, I've been considering upgrading to Premium, if only to thank the crew for so many hours of entertainment. My question is:
Is it worth it? What would you recommend giving a watch?
Is it worth it? What would you recommend giving a watch?
It's totally worth it! The backlog of Premium content is pretty incredible, and most of the most classic stuff they've done is behind a paywall. Also, the current Premium content is great too.
When it comes to what content I recommend, I made something for this very occasion a couple of days back:
For an even more extensive overview of the best Premium stuff over the years, go to page 13 in this thread. Some more discussion there, Daydreaming made his own list etc.
No, I'm not surprised at all. It's seriously magical to watch him explore these places. Karl seems to have an appreciation for the quirkiness of everything that manages to be both surprisingly intuitive and very awkward all at once. It's actually really nice. There's this increasing tendency toward watering things down, and by contrast, the world looks particularly crisp through Karl's eyes.
Oh wow, I forgot Drew wasn't always a Bombcast regular. But yeah, it's pretty cool to see his personality come through in the way it has recently. Definitely quite a departure from the quiet figure I got to know while occasionally dabbling in GB content over the past few years.
Both Jason and Drew are great but I miss Vinny in the control room lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzIfWCAyDyg#t=111
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzIfWCAyDyg#t=111
Dragon Puncher
Member
A 1000 times yes. Not only is the backlog of premium content hundreds of hours long at this point, it's consistently some of the best content GB have put out. If you're already a fan you won't regret it.
It's totally worth it! The backlog of Premium content is pretty incredible, and most of the most classic stuff they've done is behind a paywall. Also, the current Premium content is great too.
When it comes to what content I recommend, I made something for this very occasion a couple of days back:
For an even more extensive overview of the best Premium stuff over the years, go to page 13 in this thread. Some more discussion there, Daydreaming made his own list etc.
Thanks for the recommendations! I'm definitely upgrading now. I need to watch that Mario Party Party.
Zero-Crescent
Member
That's a lotta (Swedish) fish.
SlowRevolution
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don't worry this thread is powered by the cloud
and yes, that's supposed to be patrick.
please continue ignoring gamergate.
I'm fairly certain it's Matt Lees. But yes.
Your avatar is too sexy for me.
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
no that's not a picture someone drew to make fun of gamergate. yes, they are unironically using terminology("cultural marxism") pretty much exclusively used by neo-nazi/white supremacists groups. and yes, that's supposed to be patrick.
please continue ignoring gamergate.
This entire gamergate thing is fuckin' dumb, but FAFSA loans being at the top of the pyramid got a legitimate chuckle out of me.
funkystudent
Member
Would the ZOE pack in MGS2 demo qualify for a demo derby?
For the real MGS2 experience Drew should play that, think the japanese VO is rad then wait a few months before he plays the final game.
For the real MGS2 experience Drew should play that, think the japanese VO is rad then wait a few months before he plays the final game.
EmCeeGramr
Member
For the real MGS2 experience, Drew needs to watch the trailers in order during the break, then the ZOE demo, and all the while reading a million EGM articles about MGS2.
Hah, I could probably say that about yours.
I will certainly continue ignoring gamergate (easy as breathing!), but I refuse to believe that image wasn't made by someone making fun of gamergate. It's just too ridiculous. I don't know if I want to live in a world where someone would make that in earnest (and worse, other people take it seriously).
no that's not a picture someone drew to make fun of gamergate. yes, they are unironically using terminology("cultural marxism") pretty much exclusively used by neo-nazi/white supremacists groups. and yes, that's supposed to be patrick.
please continue ignoring gamergate.
funkystudent
Member
I am now reminded that they uplodated the weird promo video konami made of people looking dumb watching the MGS2 reveal trailer on the site http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/mgs2-the-e3-frenzy/2300-674/
santeesioux
Member
Karl Pilkington is the best, i wish he would make some more another Idiot Abroad series.
he also needs to get his memory erased because he knows you play as Raiden, so he can play as Snake for an hour and then rage that you play as some dumbass blonde dude instead
EmCeeGramr
Member
yeah drew will probably be really upset when his character is blonde, the hair color of wusses (?????)
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Karl made The Moaning of Life last year, which was broadcast on Discovery in the US this year. I haven't seen any of it yet, but it's basically An Idiot Abroad without Stephen and Ricky.
TharpDaddy
Member
After watching the ending of MGS1 I have built up the assumption that everyone will end up being a blood relative to Snake/Big Boss in some way or another. I look forward to seeing if this is actually the case.
funkystudent
Member
When I saw my brother playing as Raiden on the Big Shell I thought he had unlocked some VR missions or was playing around with The Document of MGS2 (which was a EU pack in) or something.
Little did I know the horrible truth.
poe's law is in full effect, I suppose. That being said...
I'll end that quote here(it goes on for a while)but that was from the guy who made it sooooooo...
santeesioux
Member
Yeah, i watched a little bit of it, it just wasn't the same without them messing with him.
stump sock
Member
i swear, i must be like in the 1% of people on earth who weren't bothered by the Raiden bait and switch.
nckillthegrimace
Member
I played MGS2 before MGS1, so I didn't care either.
Only thing that annoyed me about the gamergate stuff was that nobody wanted to talk about the Quinn stiff at the beginning.
Streisand effect blew everything up and instead of just talking about it and how it really wasn't on the same level as watergate it gave credence to a cover up/conspiracy.
And because no news site or gaming forum wanted to touch the subject (this forum included) it let twitter and 140 characters drive the story instead of write ups. People started connecting dots on stories that didn't connect and some that did.
I mean pretty much everyone here talked about the Tempkin stuff when that went down and their wasn't a moderator backlash nearly to the same extent and the story died down.
Even though Patrick wrote up a piece why wasn't it on Giantbomb instead of his personal tumblr? It lead credence to media figures trying to protect people in the indie games because of their proximity near them and their personal relationships with them. Maybe those people would have been attacking everyone left and right but I don't think it would have turned into what it has become.
CagCast on cheapassgamer.com had the best discussion I heard about anything. They talked about everything in a frank way and I think it also helped that they didn't know any of the main parties involved so they talked about it like it was any news story and talked about why everything blew up.
Whole thing was a perfect storm of craziness to blowup to what it became.
Streisand effect blew everything up and instead of just talking about it and how it really wasn't on the same level as watergate it gave credence to a cover up/conspiracy.
And because no news site or gaming forum wanted to touch the subject (this forum included) it let twitter and 140 characters drive the story instead of write ups. People started connecting dots on stories that didn't connect and some that did.
I mean pretty much everyone here talked about the Tempkin stuff when that went down and their wasn't a moderator backlash nearly to the same extent and the story died down.
Even though Patrick wrote up a piece why wasn't it on Giantbomb instead of his personal tumblr? It lead credence to media figures trying to protect people in the indie games because of their proximity near them and their personal relationships with them. Maybe those people would have been attacking everyone left and right but I don't think it would have turned into what it has become.
CagCast on cheapassgamer.com had the best discussion I heard about anything. They talked about everything in a frank way and I think it also helped that they didn't know any of the main parties involved so they talked about it like it was any news story and talked about why everything blew up.
Whole thing was a perfect storm of craziness to blowup to what it became.
Maybe you were in 2001, but I feel like most people I see talking about MGS2 these days are a fan of that troll. I think it was a really bold move on Kojima's part and the reaction to it at the time actually helped make the themes raised in the back third of the game hit that much harder.
santeesioux
Member
I think it also didn't help that it occurred at a time when there was nothing to play and gamers didn't have anything to occupy their time.
I'm not the original guy, but my ocd agrees. It's on my to do list if no one else ever does it.
They were weirdly uninformed in the QL. 2014 is basically roster updates with minor gameplay changes while 2015 will come out early next season to next gen only and be a huge update to the stuff. I think they also said they want to try and move the yearly release to early in the season and update as needed, like most sports games do.
SteveWinwood
Member
cultural marxist academia rofl
The real bait and switch is that Otacon's poorly recited Mei Ling proverbs are replaced with...Rose.
ok yeah rose was inexcusable
Do you happen to know which cast? Because I still don't understand anything of what happened. Thanks!
Will do!
Well... *fart noises*
stump sock
Member
Rose was a terrible character, I'll give you that.
D
Deleted member 22576
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I got spoiled by reading the manual while walking home from KBtoys after picking up my preorder. So it never really phased me.
Hyrule Warrior
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Is the rest of the crew still Persona-fied though? I am really bummed to still see no Persona 4 Arena Ultimax quick look on the agenda.